2007-03-02 15:31:52 · 8 answers · asked by core helps 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The name mouse, coined at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common eponymous rodent
2007-03-02 15:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the shape looks like a mouse with a long tail Man 2 points for that
2007-03-02 23:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by havenjohnny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(computer science) A small box-shaped device with wheels that is moved about by hand over a flat surface and generates signals to control the position of a cursor or pointer on a computer display.
(vertebrate zoology) Any of various rodents which are members of the families Muridae, Heteromyidae, Cricetidae, and Zapodidae; characterized by a pointed snout, short ears, and an elongated body with a long, slender, sparsely haired tail.
2007-03-02 23:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by BigWashSr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
comes from name of the popular idol 'Mickey Mouse'.
this take the popularity of computer as famous as the cartoon character that make it known all over the world.
2007-03-02 23:42:07 · answer #4 · answered by mountbpho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of it's shape. What is more interesting is all the rejected names for the joystick: penis, phallus, schlong, etc.
Has anybody asked why we stick CDs in the cup holder yet????
2007-03-02 23:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by data_disaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has the shape with the wire being a tail and the split being the eyes...
2007-03-02 23:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by C.Victor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what ?
2007-03-02 23:35:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look at it...
2007-03-02 23:34:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋